warlike
13
5.5
- adjective
- /ˈwɔrˌlaɪk/
:
belicoso
- The warlike tribes often engaged in fierce battles for territory.
- warlike people
- warlike behavior
So you know that those are, and, you know, they were very, very warlike, autonomous, proud mountain people.
- So you know that those are, and, you know, they were very, very warlike, autonomous, proud mountain people.
- We can say that Rome was overthrown by a warlike but not very fierce group of enemies.
- Every time you create war, you're creating a whole group of people who are going to react to you in a warlike way.
- So Tacitus, Germans are warlike, concerned with personal bravery and honor.
- And auxiliaries tend to be newly conquered warlike people that the Romans enlist as auxiliaries to fight with them.
Examples
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When China threatens democratic Taiwan with a massive arsenal of missiles and warlike rhetoric, the United States must take note.
Academic text (2007) -
In keeping with his aggressive portrait in the German tradition, Hgni is clearly the most warlike of the brothers in the Poetic Edda.
Academic text (2018) -
Guns are for warlike people.
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The warlike days are over.
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Actually, they are more warlike, going to war more often and with greater intensity than most states.
Academic text (1997) -
- Extremely hostile and warlike.
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There is no talking up, no banter, but a quiet, warlike intensity.
Academic text (1994) -
In the first millennium B.C., his warlike nature was his most characteristic trait.
Academic text (1993) -
The issue here is not whether democracies are less warlike than dictatorships are.
Academic text (1995) -
The unprovoked attack on our submarine and the move into Iran are the actions of a reckless and warlike power.
Synonyms
188
6.5
Relating to war or showing soldier-like courage and discipline
45
6.8
Very active and ready to fight for a belief or cause
31
6.1
Being ready to argue or fight
14
7.9
Supporting the use of military force in politics
8
7.4
Showing strong support for the army and its ways
Ready to fight or argue
Antonyms
How Warlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Warlike comes from the word war and the ending -like, where -like means 'similar to' or 'having the qualities of'. Think of childlike meaning 'like a child', so warlike means 'like war' — aggressive and ready to fight.